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Benson
A butler deals with life at the governor's mansion.
- Created by:
- Susan Harris
- Cast:
- Robert Guillaume, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Missy Gold
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- ABC
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 6
Episodes
Episode 1
The Scandal
1984-09-21 · 30mWhile going undercover, Benson learns that the Lieutenant Governor is accepting bribes from a construction company.
Current episodeEpisode 2
The Inheritance
1984-09-28 · 30mBenson finds it hard to believe that he is the sole heir to the Playbird magazine empire.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 3
Let's Get Physical
1984-10-12 · 30mBenson's pleasure turns to panic when the attractive doctor who conducted his physical wants to meet him to discuss the results.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 4
The Campaign
1984-10-19 · 30mAfter Benson decides to run for Lieutenant Governor, he learns that the man who offers money to his campaign will have to benefit from Benson by doing him special political ""favors.""
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 5
The Election
1984-10-26 · 30mWhen Benson runs out of his campaign money, a benefactor arrives when things look darkest.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 6
Made in Hong Kong (1)
1984-11-02 · 30mBenson, the Governor, Clayton, and Kraus go off to Hong Kong where Clayton is mistaken for a famous designer and kinapped by a fashion tycoon and her henchmen.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 7
Made in Hong Kong (2)
1984-11-09 · 30mBenson, in help from the Police, is persued while trying to rescue the captured Governor and Kraus, who earlier attempted to rescue Clayton from Lady Van Dyne.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 8
Hello, We Must Be Going
1984-11-16 · 30mBenson plans to have Kraus become Lieuteant Governor Benson's assistant. But things get screwed up when a nebbish with political clout is hired instead.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 9
Double Date
1984-11-23 · 30mBenson fixes Clayton up with a date, but the date is disgusted with Clayton's romance ploys and ""manners"".
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 10
Taking it to the Max
1984-11-30 · 30mBenson is shocked when he tells his sister to be cautious with her ex boyfriend and doesn't listen.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 11
The Reunion
1984-12-07 · 30mBenson visits with his brother and Uncle who he hasn't seen in years.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 12
Make War, Not Love
1984-12-14 · 30mA Declaration of War is brought out among two fighting nations after Benson attends a Trade conference.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 13
Home for Christmas
1984-12-21 · 30mAs he is walking on the sidewalk during a Christmas rush, he trips and falls. While he is unconscious, he dreams about Christmas with his mother (Beah Richards).
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 14
On the Road
1985-01-11 · 30mBenson tries to investigate Kraus when she doesn't show up for a while. Kraus returns to acting and Benson disguises himelf as a limo driver to try and get her back.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 15
Take This Job and Love It
1985-01-18 · 30mBenson gets surrounded in red tape when he takes on the city mayor who pans to outlaw breakdancing in public places.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 16
Making Change
1985-01-25 · 30mBenson, the Governor, Kraus, and Clayton talk about people from their past who influenced their lives greatly.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 17
Solid Gold
1985-02-01 · 30mOn a trip to Las Vegas, Benson meets the comic duo The Smothers Brothers.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 18
The Oval Office
1985-02-08 · 30mWhile being called in from President Reagan on account of a remark Benson made, Benson and the Governor reach The Oval Office, and while waiting for the President, the two get trapped in there.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 19
Mid-life Cowboy
1985-02-15 · 30mAn exhausted Governor Gatling decides to play cowboy at a dude ranch to unwind.
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Scenario
1985-02-22 · 30mBenson, the Governor, and everyone in the mansion go to the bomb cellar to try and prepare for a nuclear attack against the United States.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 21
Dubois: Portrait of a Politician
1985-03-15 · 30mWhile the Governor is away on business, Benson is responsible for the work that needs to get done. In this particular case, Benson vetoes a bill that the Governor agreed to sign.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 22
Katie's Cousin
1985-03-22 · 30mKatie's wild and undisciplined cousin Laura persuades Katie to lie to her father about sleeping at a friends and really go to a bar to pick up College men. You know what really flies when Benson and Clayton go to the same bar to get a drink and see them. Benson confronts Katie that he won't tell on her, it's up to her to decide whether or not to tell her dad or not.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 23
The Bookburner
1985-03-29 · 30mBenson's tie-breaking vote on a school bill leads to a major conflict with a powerful senator and a book-burning incident.
Watch progress · Not trackedEpisode 24
Jung at Heart
1985-04-05 · 30mWhen Clayton's name is passed over at the table of the Man of the Year Award, an award given by the Press, Clayton tries to capture Benson's personality so that he can win the award.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Robert Guillaume
Benson DuBois
James Noble
Eugene Gatling
Inga Swenson
Gretchen Kraus
Missy Gold
Katie Gatling
René Auberjonois
Clayton Endicott III
Billie Bird
Rose Cassidy